Keiyo

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
eyo
Alternate Names
Elgeyo, Keyo
User Population

251,000 (2019 census), increasing, based on ethnicity.

Location

Elgeyo-Marakwet and Uasin Gishu counties.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Nandi-Markweta, Nandi
Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln].

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Radio.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Keiyo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].